Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being with us today. We heard some really good stories about the work you people have done in your visits in Europe, of course, at Juno Beach. Thank you for that work.
There are a couple of very important things that I want to lay out.
One is to thank you for the hard work in getting monies through the budget for Veterans Affairs. I think people sometimes forget the role that ministers play. We needed $140 million to keep the employees in place so that we could make headway on the wait times, and we needed $140 million to help veterans with mental health. As you know, that program announced on April 1 is so important, and it's immediate.
Can you talk to us a bit about those two major investments?